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Just responsibility : a human rights theory of global justice /

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Can we respond to injustices in the world in ways that do more than just address their consequences? In this book, Brooke A. Ackerly argues that what to do about injustice is not just an ethical or moral question, but a political question about assuming responsibility for injustice. Ultimately, Just...

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Main Author: Ackerly, Brooke A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Human rights.
Social justice.
Responsibility > Political aspects.
Feminist theory.
Human Rights
Social Justice
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
Justice sociale.
Responsabilité > Aspect politique.
Théorie féministe.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Feminist theory
Human rights
Responsibility > Political aspects
Social justice
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Where a theory of global justice begins : grounding global justice and responsibility in everyday injustice and political action
  • Injustice itself : complicated causality, power inequalities, normalization, and the social epistemologies of injustice
  • The theoretical (ir)relevance of the unknowns of injustice itself
  • Feminist grounded normative theory and methodology
  • Feminist grounded normative methods for just responsibility
  • The human rights approach to political responsibility
  • The rights kind of politics
  • Conclusion : just responsibility and political transformation.